[openbeos] Re: noob question

Err, BeOS R5 PE -did- support USB keyboards and mice - I'm using a set
right now - wireless, in fact.

Did you try turning -off- USB Legacy Support in your machines BIOS? Or
is the USB itself even supported by BeOS (R5 didn't support some
Athlon machines originally)

Cian

On 28/07/05, John Kintzele <john@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hello all.  i've been folllowing the spirited conversation of the last few
> days with a smile on my face.
> 
> i'm interested in haiku purely from a user perspective.
> 
> a few years ago i gave BeOS 5 PE a try, and was generally happy, but now
> find myself unable to load it on my current machine due to lack of USB
> mouse/keyboard support.
> 
> (I'm using the latest BeOS 5 PE Max version, 3.1, as that was necessary to
> get through the initial boot process to the installation dialogs. My box
> is a Dell 1.4MHz Pentium 4, pure vanilla).
> 
> Can anyone point me in the right direction for drivers that might help me
> bridge the "USB input devices gap"?  I'd like to get BeOS5 up and running
> and begin to build familiarity while I wait for haiku.  Again, pointing me
> elsewhere is fine.  Thanks,
> 
> John
> 
> 


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